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With the Best RV park amenities in the area, Bud’s Place RV Park offers green lawns, large pull-through RV spaces, city water/sewer/power hookups, a stocked fishing pond, children’s playscape, 24-hr laundry, bathroom, and shower facilities, and cabins for those without their own motor home. Conveniently located across the street from the renowned Carlsbad Softball Complex, hosting some of the largest softball tournaments every year in the U.S., Bud's place location serves as a strong attraction for families traveling through the area, softball tournament participants, and longer-term visitors who appreciate the park’s central Carlsbad location and lifestyle amenities.
Bud's Place offers 98 total RV spots, with 30/50 amp, direct city water, and sewer hook-ups, and 28 cabins (2 -ADA compliant cabins) year-round on our spacious park that's pet friendly, with a dog run, fishing pond, and spots with grass and trees in most spaces. It is perfect for families looking for a clean and economical RV site, sports tourney stays, and adventurers looking to explore.
From Jct of Canal St & NM-524/W Lea St: Go W 1.5 mi on NM 524/ W Lea St to Standpipe Rd, then S 0.2 mi (L); or From Jct of US 285 & NM 524 (N of Carlsbad): Go SW 7 mi on NM 524 to Standpipe Rd (S 6th St), then S 0.2 mi (L)
Let me start by saying that my wife put in a 2 star review and the management alleges that their maintenance person worked on our AC for 5 hours. I can definitely say, that is a total LIE! When I plugged in, my second AC wasn’t working. I spent a good two hours tearing apart our surge protector to fines out that it was THEIR 50 amp breaker that had one defective side. I had to go to Lowe’s to get a multi-meter because the repair guy didn’t have one. So when I figured out what was wrong I went to get the guy and he borrowed my multimeter to replace the breaker. He worked on this maybe 30 minutes max and for them to say he worked on my AC for 5 hours is seriously disingenuous.
Now, having said all that, let me provide more insights to this place. We arrived and was assigned site 103. I usually don’t care about backing in but when the manager saw our rig she said the site is only for under 30ft. She was kind of rude about it as if I had booked the wrong site. I told her that I entered the number of feet (36) and the online program gave me that site as an option.
She then excused it as it was the online programs fault. To add insult to injury, when I drove to the site there was a permanent cabin installed into it. When I went back, she acted like they were sold out and there were TONS of sites empty. Then she put us in the site with a faulty breaker.
I have to say, the shower and laundry site are very nice. Hence 2 stars instead of 1.
Aside from the park itself. Plan your trip here, if it’s in July or summer it’s going to be HOT AS HELL and buds will not provide any shade from trees.
Clean, quiet, friendly long term residents. VERY nice bathrooms and showers. Feels very safe, lots of families and kids running around. One of the few places that listed an option for a nightly stay online, many other parks are monthly or weekly only. Just FYI there is an option to check in late after-hours, they do have a payment drop box. Didn't find that online anywhere, and same-day reservations didn't seem to be allowed online.
The staff were friendly when we called and needed a site that night. The grounds were clean and well kept. We took advantage of the showers and let me just say, they were the cleanest campsite showers I have ever come across. The water faucets worked and the hot shower was amazing. This was a great place to find at the last minute!!
The owners helped us so much. Our car broke down with our trailer in tow and they were right there to help us. It's a small rv town so unreserved spots are hard to find but they helped us... NO UBER DRIVER TO BE FOUND after our car was towed so they gave us a ride to the rental place and asked for nothing but a thank you. THANK YOU. God bless you!!!!
